# HR Operations

**Company:** [Cognition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cognition)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** People Ops
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Hr Operations, Onboarding, Benefits Administration, Employee Relations, Compliance, Us Immigration, H-1B, O-1, Perm, Green Cards
**Posted:** 2026-06-09

> Own and scale core HR operations including onboarding, benefits, compliance, employee relations, and end-to-end US immigration at a fast-growing AI startup.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and own core HR operations, including onboarding, offboarding, benefits administration, and employee relations
- Design scalable systems: tracking, playbooks, checklists, and documentation
- Manage US immigration end to end (H-1B, O-1, PERM, green cards) in coordination with outside counsel
- Serve as point of contact for employees on visa sponsorship, renewals, and status questions
- Keep managers informed on immigration timelines, compliance requirements, and people processes
- Flex into broader people ops work as needed

## Requirements
- 3+ years in people operations or HR at a fast-growing startup or tech company
- Solid generalist foundation across core HR: onboarding, benefits administration, compliance, employee relations, and policy
- Practical experience managing US immigration cases (H-1B, O-1, PERM, green cards), including direct coordination with outside counsel

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